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Republican Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) has pushed back against the Senate’s confirmation of President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, citing a lack of experience and concerns about past comments about women. I have no intention of supporting it.Several Republican senators remained cautious about Hegseth’s nomination after he came under fire from members of the Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing in January. “While we appreciate his brave military service and continued commitment to service members and their families, we believe he does not have the experience or perspective necessary to be successful in his mission,”…

Exclusive: Encounters with illegal immigrants at the U.S. southern border plummeted in the first days of the Trump administration compared to the last days of the Biden administration, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials tell Fox News told Digital.The number of Border Patrol encounters at the southern border during the first three days of the Trump administration was down 35% compared to the last three days of the Biden administration, the official said. This number does not include encounters at the northern border or at ports of entry by CBP’s Field Operations Directorate.On January 17, there were 1,288 encounters nationwide,…

President Donald Trump is expected to pardon pro-life activists convicted under the FACE Act in the coming days under President Biden’s administration.The pardon, first reported by the Daily Wire, applies to activists convicted of protesting near abortion clinics during various demonstrations. The details and scope of the pardon have not yet been disclosed.Thomas Ciesielka, a spokesperson for the pro-life law firm Thomas Moore Society, confirmed the pardon plan to Fox News Digital.News of the plan was announced just a day before the March for Life, an annual pro-life march in Washington, DC.White House OPM orders all DEI offices to begin…

FOX FIRST: National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Tim Scott (RS.C.) explains how Republicans plan major legislation before sending it to President Donald Trump’s desk during the critical budget reconciliation process. I am not involved in the details of whether the information is compiled accurately. “I think the outcome is more important to us than the process,” he said in an exclusive interview after meeting with President Trump and Republican leaders in the House and Senate. “And if that requires border security, tax reform, deportations, whatever we can put in a package, or packages, we can get results for our people.…

Exclusive: A new bipartisan, bicameral bill would increase pensions for Medal of Honor recipients sixfold. The bill, reintroduced by Texas Republican Rep. Troy Neals and Sen. Ted Cruz, and New Hampshire Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas, would increase the annual compensation for recipients of the nation’s highest military awards. The price will increase from $16,880 to $100,000. Supporters of the bill say the compensation would ease the financial burden on medal winners who frequently travel across the country for speaking engagements at their own expense.The bill would affect 60 living Medal of Honor recipients. Approximately 3,500 people have been awarded this…

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, and all other Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked consideration of the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act from the floor.The measure would require health care workers to save the lives of babies born from attempted abortions and ensure they are admitted to hospital.”I have always stood on Roe’s side and on the side of women’s right to make their own health care choices. It is unreasonable to mandate criminalization for those choices, including the Living Survivor Protection Act. , any bill that does so is against the law.” No from me,” Fetterman declared in a post…

Leading senators on the Armed Services Committee are backing President Donald Trump’s defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth, pushing aside what he calls “anonymous sources with ulterior motives” who are questioning his character. said.In a statement Wednesday, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi) criticized recent reporting about the FBI’s secret briefing regarding Hegseth’s background investigation, calling it “grossly factually inaccurate.””It is disturbing that the delicate process that committee leadership has used for years to scrutinize presidential appointments is being litigated in the press by anonymous sources with ulterior motives,” Wicker said. He added that he received detailed explanations about…

Fasten the buckle. President Donald Trump is back in the White House and moving at breakneck speed.In his inaugural address, the new president vowed that the situation across the country “will change starting today, and it will change soon.”And soon after, White House Chief of Staff Taylor Budowicz teased on social media: “Now comes the shock and awe.”It wasn’t a joke.Trump unplugged: What the new president is doing that Biden rarely did President Donald Trump holds an executive order and document granting pardons for the January 6 defendants in the Oval Office of the White House on January 20, 2025.…

Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday blasted President Donald Trump’s nomination to head the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on a range of issues from abortion to the constitutionality of confinement laws. Republicans argue that Russell Vought is qualified for the role because he served as President Trump’s OMB director during President Trump’s first term, while Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, have called Vought a He has been labeled a far-right ideologue. Vought appeared before the Senate Appropriations Committee for his confirmation hearing Wednesday, defending his previous statements that the Seize Control Act is unconstitutional. Democrats…

President Donald Trump’s House Republican allies say he enters the White House with nearly a decade of knowledge of Washington and is better positioned than ever to implement legislative policy. states.”In the beginning, he was a great businessman, but he didn’t know Washington. Now he understands,” said Jeff, a Trump confidant who switched parties to better align himself with the president.・Rep. Van Drew (RN.J.) said. during his first term. “He’s completely ready for this. Last time he learned. He learned. He’s ready.”Multiple House Republicans who served in Congress during President Trump’s first term spoke of a man who returned to…